Natalie Spooner isn’t simply on the Milan Cortina Olympics to carry house one other medal.
The Toronto hockey participant is set to take advantage of her time on the Olympic Village — one chew at a time.
When she’s not on the ice, the 35-year-old has made it her mission to taste-test her approach via the Video games and share opinions on social media of a few of the issues she eats, starting from chocolate pudding to pizza topped with potatoes.
“Why is there potato on a pizza? I assume in Canada we are saying, ‘Does pineapple belong on pizza?’” Spooner says in a single put up, smiling as she takes a chew. “Right here, it’s, ‘Does potato belong on pizza?’”
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Final week, the Worldwide Olympic Committee mentioned in a press launch that greater than 10,800 meals are served every day throughout the three Olympic websites in Milan, Cortina and Predazzo. Within the Milan village alone, the kitchens serve round 3,000 eggs and 450 kilograms of pasta, the IOC mentioned.
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The meals within the Olympic Village has gone viral in additional methods than one. The IOC introduced in October that it had created a particular pasta noodle formed just like the 5 Olympic rings.
The limited-edition dish was later served to the athletes within the village, leading to a flood of social media feedback from followers calling for the pasta to be accessible for the general public to purchase.
However for Spooner, a self-proclaimed “chocolate monster,” the candy treats are undoubtedly the spotlight of the Olympic Village delicacies.
“This could be the most effective factor but that I’ve discovered,” Spooner says in a single video the place she tries an Italian chocolate unfold with a croissant. “That’s actually good.”
One other put up reveals Spooner attempting a chocolate lava cake, one thing she says is “well-known” across the village.
“That is what I’ve been ready for,” she says with a smile. “It’s gooey, it’s chocolatey … that is like hitting the spot proper now.”
However not each dessert will get a gold medal — in a single video, Spooner tries a chocolate soufflé, which she charges three out of 10.
“I’d say it is a hockey puck,” Spooner laughs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Feb. 17, 2026.
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